Principal’s Message 1

Stephanie Alexander 2

Stephanie Alexander 3

PBL at The Crescent 4

Senior Class News 5

National Day against Bullying.

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“Day in the Hay” 7

Crescent Connect

No Trading Group

Goulburn Mulwaree Council Comic Con

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Principal’s Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

Swim School A big thank you to all staff and students who have participated in the recent swim school program. It was fantastic to see the confidence and skills of our students grow during the two week intensive program. We hope to expand on this program again in Term 4.

Goulburn Invitational Charity Golf Day 2019 On behalf of The Crescent School community I would like to extend a big thank you to Steve Jones, Barry McEntee and all participants at the recent 2019 Goulburn Invitational Charity Golf Day. The Invitational Charity Golf Day has kindly supported The Crescent School for many years, and this year raised over $8000 which will be used to support the therapy based learning programs at The Crescent School.

Parents and Citizens Association The Crescent School Parents and Citizens Association will meet next Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 7pm. The P and C have been busy preparing for the upcoming Day in the Hay event to be held on Saturday 23rd March 2019. More information and to purchase tickets can be accessed through the following website: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=454525&.

Positive Behaviour for Learning The Positive Behaviour for Learning team have developed the action plan for the 2019 school year. As a part of the action plan we will be providing a fortnightly update about PBL in our school, including student behaviour data, student success, and information about our focus expectation for the week. We are currently seeking the involvement of a parent to join the PBL team, please contact the school if you would be interested in taking on this role. I am looking forward to celebrating our first Wonderful Wednesday morning tea next week with Zachary, Jai, Lizzy, Hayden, Matty, and Isaac.

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence Students from the High School have collaboratively planned activities for the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence tomorrow. The seniors have created a presentation about bullying to be shared with our school community, they will host a FREE sausage sizzle, and have organised the music for the junior and senior disco. All students may wear casual clothes on the day.

Kind regards Steve Edmonds

Principal

Dates to Remember

National Day againstBullying Free BBQLunch for students Fri-day 15th March - NoTrading Group

P&C MeetingWednesday, 20thMarch 2019, 7.00 pmat The Crescent School

The Crescent SchoolFundraiser,“Day in the Hay”Saturday, 23rd March2019.

P&C AGM15th May, 7.00pm atThe Crescent School.

The Crescent School Newsletter

Term 1, Week 7 Thursday, 14th March 2019

Please return your Stewart House envelopes to the Office as soon as

possible.

Thankyou

Kitchen Garden Program

Goulburn Show Success.

This year our classes entered 14 categories at the Goulburn Show. We came first in produce with our collection of 6 spinach leaves . We gained a highly commended in the section for our tea pot decoration. We got second with our plum sauce, butternut pumpkin and collection of herbs. Our jams– although delicious were not successful.

The students gained 6 first places , 5 second places and a third place. Our entries included packet chocolate cake, scones, iced biscuits, ANZAC biscuits, biscuits of another kind, chocolate crackles, patty cakes, muffins, decorated patty cakes (which the senior won second prize). Congratulations to individual place getters,: Zac Gardiner, Billy Mangold, Blake McMahon, Tristan Algie-Woodlands, and Cooper Wyatt. Our first entry into the afternoon tea category presented 6 jams, 4 scones and a tea arrangement. It was a terrific effort by the whole school. Well done everyone.

Special thanks to Liz Standen who arranged all the entries, helped with the cooking and assisted in taking the numerous items to the Goulburn Show grounds.

Kitchen Garden Program

Last week the classes were interrupted by Swim School in the

Primary classes. However the classes that did not attend

swimming got some gardening completed—picking tomatoes and

on Friday the High School students in Food Technology turned them into tomato sauce.

Classes celebrated pancake day on Tuesday with pancakes and maple syrup.

Our Kindergarten students have been making fritters. They are getting more proficient at

grating. This week they will be making carrot fritters and will start making muffins next week.

After mastering the mixing classes will be making a variety of dips and biscuits.

Other Primary classes will be looking at simple meals that they can make at home ( with some

assistance) including simple pies and pastries, pasta sauces and salads.

The Food Technology students also made Spanish stuffed marrow (thanks Carli for the marrows and the five kgs of fresh beans.) We managed to top and tail the beans and have frozen them. Classes in food technology will be working on making dinner at home. We have found some great recipes for a quick dinner item and simple dessert.

Thanks Leonie and Gabby for the supply of eggs. They ensure that everyone can have a turn of

cracking an egg and we can mix, whisk and whip.

PBL at The Crescent

What is PBL ?

Positive Behaviour for Learning ( PBL ) is a whole school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate in which students can learn and develop. This approach involves the school community working together. Students are empowered to participate in decision-making through active involvement in the school’s leadership of PBL.

All staff are responsible for teaching the behaviour expectations, providing consistent positive feedback to students, and delivering consistent corrective feedback and consequences when expectations are not followed. The entire school, including the classrooms, corridors, hallways, kitchen, bathrooms, playgrounds and buses, is considered part of the total learning environment.

The Crescent School has begun implementing PBL organise their systems to establish the social culture, learning and teaching environment and to provide individual behaviour supports to achieve positive academic and social outcomes for all students. The PBL structure has been based on the existing system with some changes enabling common rules to be in place. Class lessons and reinforcement of the lesson expectations ensure that the same positive language is exhibited throughout the school. The school is developing a continuum of support that promotes student learning and wellbeing for all students. Importantly, students have access to more support when they need it.

The continuum emphasises prevention and early intervention and includes:

Tier 1 Universal prevention: school-wide and classroom systems for all students,staff and settings including playgrounds, classrooms, library. Kitchen and hallways

Tier 2 Targeted interventions: small group systems for students at-riskbehaviourally and academically

Tier 3 Intensive interventions: systems for students with high-risk behaviour and/or learning needs.

Next Week : Our general rules for Being a Learner

Senior Class

News We are studying The Vikings this Semester in History. The students have been very keen to learn about Scandinavia where the Vikings originated. They designed their own longboats. The Vikings used these longboats to travel to countries which they explored, settled and also raided. Countries including Greenland, Iceland and North America.

The seniors entered a combined art piece into the Goulburn Show and were awarded first place. Big congratulations to all the students involved and a big thank you to Cassie for making it happen!!!

Crescent Connect

The next Crescent Connect will be held in the staffroom at 9.30am, Wednesday, March 27th, 2019. This is a great chance for parents and carers of The Crescent School to meet each other. We will also spend part of our time in preparing resources for the school Library. I look forward to seeing you then. Please ring me or call in at The Crescent School if you have any questions. Kind Regards, Bronwyn Warren. Chaplain/Student Well Being Officer The Crescent School.

No Trading Group

Friday 15th March

Due to the National Day of Action Against Bullying there will be no

Trading Group orders

on Friday 15th March.